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Beginning Home Construction in U.S. Exceeded Forecasts in April
Bloomberg
“Homebuilding is picking up,” Samuel Coffin, an economist at UBS Securities LLC in Stamford, Connecticut, said before the report. “With job growth and income growth and faster household formation, the level of housing activity will be increasing.

Horizon Technology Finance to Present at the Wells Fargo Securities 2012 ...
MarketWatch (press release)
FARMINGTON, Conn., May 16, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ:HRZN) (the "Company" or "Horizon"), a leading specialty finance company that provides secured loans to venture

Put the Pedal to the Metal
Connecticut Business News Journal
But as energy prices rose in the 1970s much of the New England economy has stagnated and industries needed for a diverse economy to more fully employ the population, faltered Spectra's proposal also promises that in many parts of Eastern Connecticut, ...

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"Please Help Us Save Our Daughter. It's Truly A Matter Of Life Or Death."
Patch.com
She was closely monitored by the excellent staff at Connecticut Children's Medical Center (CCMC) taking daily medications and she was in good health until her second birthday (1999) when she developed her first bout of cholangitis, ...

RBC Bearings to Webcast Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2012 Results Earnings ...
MarketWatch (press release)
OXFORD, Conn., May 16, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- RBC Bearings Incorporated (NASDAQ:ROLL) , a leading international manufacturer of highly-engineered precision plain, roller and ball bearings for the industrial, defense, and aerospace

Connecticut Tourism Dedicates $27M to New Marketing Campaign
Business 2 Community
By Steve Parker, Jr., Published May 16, 2012 Governor Dannel P. Malloy has revealed the new Connecticut tourism marketing campaign that has a budget of 27 million dollars over the next two years, reports the Washington Post.

Student Film Awards: And the Winner Is....
Patch.com
By Erik Ofgang On May 11, more than two dozen students from Bethel High School participated in the Connecticut Student Film Festival at the Palace Theater in Waterbury. Among the award winners that night was Bethel junior, Lily Ziegler, whose film “A ...

WCSU Installing Fuel Cell to Power Science Building
Patch.com
Western Connecticut State University and United Technologies will build a fuel cell this year to power WCSU's science building, and the project is estimated to save the school $30000 per year. By Mark Langlois The science building at Western ...

Christopher Davis To Seek Second Term in District 57
Patch.com
Christopher Davis (R– Ellington) announced his intentions to seek re-election to the Connecticut House of Representatives for the 57th Assembly District, which will include Ellington and most of East Windsor. Davis was first elected to the state house ...

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Rochester-area companies benefit as manufacturing grows in New York
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Readings greater than zero signal expansion in the Empire State Index, which covers New York state, northern New Jersey and southern Connecticut. The last negative reading was in October. Manufacturers in the US are getting a boost from several

Republicans make their choices for local state Senate seats
TheDay.com
"Connecticut is the least friendly business state," Madonna said. "As a small business owner, I know that for a fact." Maynard said he is running for re-election. His district encompasses Groton, North Stonington, Stonington, Preston, Griswold, ...

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Welcome to SSOC, the Socialist State of Connecticut
TheDay.com
By David Collins It is hard to imagine that a business that wanted to come to Connecticut, lease some space and hire some employees was kept away by the state because it didn't adequately prove there is a need for its services.

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Our View: Norwich must embrace history
Norwich Bulletin
By Anonymous It looks as if the state is ready to embrace Benedict Arnold. Now, is Norwich? Gov. Dannel P. Malloy unveiled on Monday a new branding of Connecticut tourism. The $27 million state marketing initiative is labeled “Still Revolutionary.

FuelCell Energy Announces European Market Developments
MarketWatch (press release)
MTU developed and sold stationary fuel cell power plants in Europe utilizing Direct FuelCell(R) (DFC(R)) carbonate technology and DFC components manufactured by FuelCell Energy at its plant in Torrington, Connecticut, USA. MTU assembled and stacked the

“Fit Kids” Receives $8000 Worth of Sports Equipment from Pepperidge Farm and ...
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
NORWALK, Conn.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Yesterday, Norwalk Mayor Richard Moccia joined in the “Fit Kids” Field Day celebration at Cranbury School where Pepperidge Farm and Good Sports donated $8000 in sports equipment to

Plaintiffs Lawyers Eye Data Breach Niche
The National Law Journal
According to the federal Department of Health and Human Services, the personal medical data for more than 11 million people may have been exposed improperly during the past two years. One of those exposures happened in Connecticut in 2009, when Health ...

Clarity Quest Marketing expands staff with new hire
concentratemedia
That has translated to more growth for Clarity Quest Marketing. The company has recently hired three people, including the recent addition of a former intern. The firm now employs 15 people and an intern with offices in Seattle and Connecticut.

Eating to Conceive a Baby
NBC Connecticut
It also is involved in muscle contraction and the nervous system as well,” said Dr. Joseph Walsh, Chief of Obstetrics at the University of Connecticut Health Center. The website “What to Expect” also recommends the mineral manganese for women because ...

My Three Sons gets boost from Small Biz Express Program
Ct Post
Jerry Petrini, owner of My Three Sons in Norwalk, Conn. on Friday May 11, 2012, with some of the new laser tag equiptment he was able to buy to expand his business through a grant from the Small Business Express Program. Photo: Dru Nadler / Stamford ...
Grant Helps Light Up Norwalk

Malloy says education reform another tool for fixing economy
Ct Post
He said business owners have told him they can't find qualified workers -- those with mathematical ability -- especially for precision manufacturing jobs. "One of the things about Connecticut, we knew we were messing up. We got down on ourselves," he

Danbury area snubbed: Tourism ad omits western Connecticut
Danbury News Times
From a marketing perspective, Marconi said, the video also misses the mark, or rather the "low-hanging fruit" -- millions of New York City residents who could easily catch a train to western Connecticut for a weekend getaway.

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Utah tech director resigns in wake of data theft
KFVS
A death-row inmate convicted of murdering a Connecticut mother and her two daughters says he sometimes thinks about requesting a lethal injection. A man on Connecticut's death row for the murder of a suburban mother and her two daughters says he ...

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Chairman Fred P. Hochberg Statement on Senate Passage of HR 2072, the Export ...
U.S. Politics Today
... allow the Bank to continue financing US exports to meet foreign competition and fill the void when commercial funding is unavailable. And the Bank will continue to play a critical role in our economic recovery at no cost to the American

Fire and Water Damage A Distant Memory For Computer Production Line
Sacramento Bee
Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York businesses have relied on TERS' environmental remediation and restoration expertise for over 20 years. TERS Environmental Analyst, Gary (Gadi) Shaked, led the immediate response effort. "The soot damage from the ...

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Gasoline Slides to Three-Month Low on Greek Election Concerns
Bloomberg
Gasoline slid to a three-month low after Greece failed to form a coalition government, setting the stage for new elections and increasing concern that Europe's economy may slow, reducing fuel demand. Futures sank as the dollar gained against the euro, ...
Debt

CT Delegation Poo-Poos Partisanship Over Domestic Violence
CT Newsjunkie
Joseph Courtney, Rose DeLauro, and Chris Murphy accused House Republicans of placing personal ideology above the lives and health of women. The law, originally passed in 1994, classifies domestic violence and sexual assault as crimes.
Fight Over Violence Against Women

Conn. accident shows dangers of distracted driving
Austin American-Statesman
(AP Photo/The Hour, Danielle Robinson) MANDATORY CREDIT As part of a technology change, commenting will not be available on some articles for a number of months. Read more about the change here. By DAVE COLLINS The Associated Press HARTFORD,

State advertising campaign is expected to help Norwalk
The Hour
Irene Dixon, the director of sales and marketing at the Norwalk Hilton Garden Inn and the city's representative to the Western Connecticut Convention and Visitor's Bureau, said the state's past marketing does work. "When the state does advertising, ...

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NanoViricides appoints Andrew Hahn as design consultant for pilot cGMP plant
Proactive Investors UK
The facility, under current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) standards, will be constructed by renovating an existing 18000 square foot light manufacturing plant on a 4.2 acre lot in Shelton, Connecticut. Hahn will help with the design,

U.S. Stock Futures Extend Gain as New York Manufacturing Expands
San Francisco Chronicle
Readings greater than zero signal expansion in the so-called Empire State Index, which covers New York, northern New Jersey and southern Connecticut. Another report showed retail sales in the US rose in April at the slowest pace of the year, ...

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Fire and Water Damage A Distant Memory For Computer Production Line
PR Newswire (press release)
Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York businesses have relied on TERS' environmental remediation and restoration expertise for over 20 years. TERS Environmental Analyst, Gary (Gadi) Shaked, led the immediate response effort. "The soot damage from

Top UConn Cop Gets Lucrative Send-off
Hartford Courant
The University of Connecticut police chief retired last month, a year after Courant writer Jon Lender revealed that the chief's eye-popping $256000 salary beat those of counterparts at other universities and even the New York City police commissioner's ...

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Kristen Hickey receives Minority Small Business Champion of the Year Award
Connectcut Plus
By US Small Business Administration (SBA) Hartford, CT – The US Small Business Administration (SBA) announced its annual award winners for 2012. Kristen M. Hickey representing the AETNA has been selected to receive the prestigious Minority Small ...

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Strong Wellness Policies Improve Connecticut School Environments
HealthNewsDigest.com
The Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act requires that all school districts inform and update the public about the content and implementation of their local wellness policies during the 2011-2012 school year. Yale researchers collaborated with the

US Stock Futures Extend Gain as New York Manufacturing Expands
Bloomberg
Readings greater than zero signal expansion in the so-called Empire State Index, which covers New York, northern New Jersey and southern Connecticut. Another report showed retail sales in the US rose in April at the slowest pace of the year, ...

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Job Prospects For New Grads Best Since Recession
ABC News
Lowinger used an alumni connection to land his marketing job at Lego Systems in Connecticut. When Bowdoin grad Michael Moynihan, Lego's VP of marketing, came to speak on campus, Lowinger pounced. He applied for an opening at Lego and got it.

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Manufacturing in New York Region Rises More Than Forecast
Bloomberg
Readings greater than zero signal expansion in the so-called Empire State Index, which covers New York, northern New Jersey and southern Connecticut. The last negative reading was in October. Manufacturers in the US are getting a boost as auto sales ...

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US Retail Sales Cool After Warm-Weather Spree: Economy
BusinessWeek
Still, an American Express Co. survey of 541 global finance executives showed 56 percent are planning to boost payrolls in the US over the next 12 months. Seventy-five percent of the American executives forecast “robust” economic growth after this year ...

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Retail Sales in U.S. Cool on Early Easter and Seasonable Weather
Bloomberg
Readings greater than zero signal expansion in the index, which covers New York, northern New Jersey and southern Connecticut. Manufacturing makes up 12 percent of the US economy and about 6 percent of New York's. Harman International Industries Inc., ...
April

Duff, Leone urge participation in small business workshop
Connectcut Plus
The landmark jobs bill set aside $100 million in state loans and grants over two years to help small manufacturers, especially those in precision manufacturing, business services, green and sustainable technology, and bioscience and information ...

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Connecticut School District Creates Operational Efficiencies Through Kaseya
MarketWatch (press release)
ARLINGTON, VA, May 15, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Kaseya(R), the leading global provider of automated IT systems management software, today announced that Fairfield Public Schools (Conn.) has streamlined and automated its IT systems

Connecticut School District Creates Operational Efficiencies Through Kaseya
Marketwire (press release)
"Many schools are facing budget cuts and reductions in staffing," said Jeff Keyes, senior product marketing manager, Kaseya. "Kaseya allows you to use automation and remote management to work smarter and create operational

Web Ad.vantage Flourishes in Early 2012; Expands Portfolio With Four Active ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The services Web Ad.vantage will be providing to these clients range from digital consulting, search engine marketing services and content strategies (Oriel Stat A Matrix, Connecticut Plastics) to search engine optimization (SEO) services (HR

Opinion: NJ minimum wage pay hike would harm small businesses
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
By Laurie Ehlbeck Late last Wednesday night, a bipartisan group of legislators in Connecticut killed a proposal to raise the minimum wage. The leaders of both houses there as well as the governor are proudly progressive Democrats who might

Connecticut Better Business Bureau says Consumers Can Protect Themselves from ...
Connecticut Business News Journal
While there is no foolproof way to protect ourselves against all emerging technology-based scams, Connecticut Better Business Bureau says consumers can arm themselves by understanding the two major objectives of online criminals:

History: Manufacturer, Innkeeper and Entrepreneur Burrage Yale
Patch.com
... Connecticut passed through the old town of South Reading. Burrage Yale, the energetic and ambitious young salesman, must have taken a liking to the town. Within two years, he returned to make the town his home, and established a tin manufacturing ...

Region's African-American health agency says it's time to rethink role
TheDay.com
The health council is a program of Ledge Light, which provides public health services to New London, Groton, Ledyard, East Lyme and Waterford. It is supported with funds from the state Department of Public Health and the Connecticut Health Foundation.

Small Business Assoc. honors two local agencies
Seacoastonline.com
By Michael McCord A Seabrook electrical contracting company and an Exeter-based economic development organization will be honored May 17 by the Small Business Administration as part of its annual Small Business Week celebration.